Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Rio Salado College Gets High Praise

Rio Salado College, an accredited online college known for its strong completion of online certificates and programs, has been named one of the nation’s eight highly productive institutions of higher education by McKinsey & Company, a nationally known management consulting firm.

McKinsey & Company reported that Rio Salado is a community college with one of the largest online enrollments in the nation. They praised the accredited online college’s cost−effective practices of leveraging technology, substituting full−time with adjunct faculty, innovative attitudes of Rio Salado administrators, and the decision made by the State of Arizona to allow Rio Salado College to operate across the state, serving students across many communities.

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